Check Jack Kellers site. Somewhere on it is some pretty good info on shelf
life. It is not as long as you might think on most items.

Ray

"Jake Speed" > wrote in message
...
>I discovered a box in my attic that must have got stuck there when we
> moved in 11+ years ago. In the box I found some extra wine & beer
> making materials, including yeast energizer, grape tannin, calcium
> carbonate, crystal malt, a bag of dried malt, and oak chips.
>
> My first thought was to toss everything except the oak. But I figured
> I'd ask if anyone knew the shelf life of things before doing so. I'd
> rather not throw out anything good, but ruining a batch of *anything*
> isn't worth it.
>
> Thanks!
> Bryan
>